They hold together everything from the most delicate watch to the largest bridge. The world is literally kept from coming apart by screws and bolts, and yet we don’t often give a thought to these ...

Bolts, nuts, and washers: They hold your ride together. But how well are they doing their job? Hopefully, you've read Part 1, which covered engine and driveline fasteners primarily subjected to ...

Few things disturb us more than the bewilderment of a broken bolt or seized pipe plug in a casting. You’re at a loss for how to get the darned thing out. This is when you have to slow down and come up ...

Danboro, Pa. — PEM self-clinching blind fasteners provide permanently mounted blind threads in metal sheets as thin as .040 in. (1 mm). The “blind-type” design protects threads and circuits against ...

Few things seem more hopeless than when you’re in the process of removing a bolt, screw, or stud and it breaks. At that point, you know it’s all over but the crying. You’ve busted a bolt off in a ...

Fastener types and materials—from steel bolts to plastic rivets Fastener durability under common stresses Fastener standards and the evolving “right to repair” market When the goal is to join ...

Have you ever spent hours perfecting a 3D-printed design, only to struggle with attaching screws or bolts securely? It’s a frustrating experience that many makers and engineers face. Threads are ...